Father Philip immediately became a missionary in the Chernigov area combating sectarianism and, after a year, in 1911 he was transferred in the same capacity to Kiev. There, he lived in the Monastery of the Kiev Caves. In 1914, Fr. Philip was assigned as a hospital chaplain in the Russian Imperial Army.

In 1915, Fr. Philip was transferred to the Russian Mission in the United States where, upon his arrival, he was appointed rector of St. Platon's Theological Seminary in Tenafly, New Jersey.

On August 19, 1916, Archimandrite Philip was consecrated Bishop of Alaska, succeeding Bp. Alexander who had been transferred to Winnipeg, Canada as Bishop of Canada. Bp. Archbishop Evdokim, Bp. Alexander, and Metropolitan German of Selevkiyslaj officiated at Bp. Philip's consecration.

In 1917, Bp. Philip returned to Russia "on vacation" [1], but did not return to the United States. Subsequently, he became Bishop of Smolensk. Abp. Philip died on December 12, 1952, as Archbishop of Astrakhan and Saratov.

Reference

↑Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America, C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosset, New York, Appendix III, p347